2003 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 2003 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Bobby Hauck, the Grizzlies compiled an overall record of 9–4, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished as Big Sky co-champion. Montana advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Grizzlies lost to Western Illinois in the first round. The team played home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana.

2003 Montana Grizzlies football
Big Sky co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 43–402OT vs Western Illinois
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 14
Record	9–4 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bobby Hauck (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Phenicie (1st season)
Home stadium	Washington–Grizzly Stadium
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Montana +^		5	–	2					9	–	4
No. 10 Northern Arizona +^		5	–	2					9	–	4
No. 21 Montana State +^		5	–	2					7	–	6
No. 22 Idaho State		4	–	3					8	–	4
Weber State		4	–	3					8	–	4
Eastern Washington		3	–	4					6	–	5
Portland State		1	–	6					4	–	7
Sacramento State		1	–	6					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	4:00 pm	at No. 16 Maine*	No. 4	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME		W 30–20	9,345	[1]
September 6	1:05 pm	North Dakota State*	No. 3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	MTN	L 24–25	23,102	[2]
September 13	1:05 pm	Sam Houston State*	No. 12	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	MTN	W 38–14	23,033	[3]
September 27	1:05 pm	Idaho*	No. 9	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (Little Brown Stein)	MTN	W 41–28	23,679	[4]
October 4	1:05 pm	No. 20 Cal Poly*	No. 8	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	MTN	W 17–14	23,687	[5]
October 11	1:05 pm	Weber State	No. 6	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	MTN	W 12–7	23,520	[6]
October 18	2:05 pm	at No. 21 Idaho State	No. 5	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	MTN	L 40–43 2OT	11,434	[7]
October 25	12:35 pm	Portland State	No. 12	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	MTN	W 42–14	23,182	[8]
November 1	3:35 pm	at No. 15 Northern Arizona	No. 10	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	MTN	W 59–21	12,821	[9]
November 8	7:05 pm	at Sacramento State	No. 8	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	MTN	W 26–0	2,122	[10]
November 15	12:05 pm	Eastern Washington	No. 5	Washington-Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (EWU–UM Governors Cup)	MTN	W 41–10	23,329	[11]
November 22	12:05 pm	at Montana State	No. 4	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	MTN	L 20–27	15,087	[12]
November 29	12:05 pm	No. 10 Western Illinois*	No. 11	Washington-Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	MTN	L 40–43 2OT	16,222	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Roster

2003 Montana Grizzlies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 64 Dylan Brown Jr C 65 Garth Enger Jr RB 33 Justin Green Jr OT 72 Dylan McFarland Sr QB 7 Craig Ochs Jr OT 75 Cory Procter Jr OT 76 Brad Rhoades  So OT 77 Jon Skinner Sr QB Kyle Samson Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class FS 4 David DeCoite Sr DT 99 Alan Saenz Jr CB 11 Vernon Smith Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bobby Hauck Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Dylan McFarland	Tackle	7	207	Buffalo Bills